Samsung SH100 vs Sony WX500

On this page, we are evaluating the Samsung SH100 versus Sony WX500, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Samsung and Sony. There is a sizable difference among the sensor resolutions of the SH100 (14MP) and WX500 (18MP) but both cameras provide the same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The SH100 was released 5 years prior to the WX500 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Samsung SH100 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony WX500 being a Compact camera.

Before delving right into a detailed comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the SH100 matches up vs the WX500 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Samsung SH100 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500. The complete galleries are viewable at Samsung SH100 Gallery & Sony WX500 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to think about its weight and volume. The Samsung SH100 comes with outside dimensions of 93mm x 54mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") and a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) and the Sony WX500 has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") and a weight of 236 grams (0.52 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are utilising at the time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the SH100 compared to the WX500.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the SH100 and WX500 is 99 and 91 respectively.

Usually, it is hard to picture the difference in sensor measurements simply by seeing a spec sheet. The graphic here may provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the SH100 and WX500.

As you can see, each of these cameras provide the same sensor dimensions but different resolution. You can expect to see the Sony WX500 to provide more detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics more aggressively. The older SH100 will be behind in sensor innovation.